Remember this line? It was a question posed by King Leonidas to his troops, when, while on the road to Thermopylae to stop the Persians, they came across the Thespians. All this of course, according to the movie “300” which, frankly, didn’t do very well in terms of accurately depicting historical events. Not that it Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #20: What is your profession?[…]

I was recently asked to review the valuation of a commercial real estate property here in Cyprus. The property belonged to a friend of a friend and the valuation was performed by a non-Cypriot, who had recently moved in on the island. Naturally, the first thing I did in this case (and as a matter Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #19: Don’t judge a book by its cover[…]

I held quite a few discussions with young entrepreneurs in the professional services industry over the past month. Sooner or later, all discussions ended up revolving around the same issue. It’s important to remember that no matter how good we are at our daily jobs, no one ever managed to survive entirely on their own. Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #17: Snap out of it[…]

We’ve all heard about the power of networking, many times in the past. But what is networking, exactly? Is it just about meeting people? Or, perhaps, getting to know people? And if yes, how are these different than merely socializing? I define networking as the act of getting to know other people and providing (or Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #16: Networking[…]

Ask anyone that has ever tried going for a run farther than 10km, and they will tell you: The greatest obstacle that you have to overcome isn’t the physical exhaustion, but rather, the boredom, arising from what often appears to be a pointless run. Feeling the hot breath of a lion at your heels would Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #14: One step at a time[…]

Contrary to most people I go to the beach with, who just like lying under the sun and walking (literally!) in the water for a bit, I like swimming. I don’t remember when I started this habit, I’ve been doing it for years now, but I know what it was that “made me” start it: Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #13: Normal[…]

Someone once said that when asking people about their greatest fears, public speaking came first, and death, a close second. Which is fairly funny to think that people attending a funeral, would prefer being inside the coffin than reciting a funeral oration. (Thankfully for us, Pericles didn’t have the same issues and thus ended up Read more about Something’s Gotta Give #12: The greatest fear in the 21st century[…]